Protective Security Officer

Job Details

Job Location:

Department of Justice - Washington, DC

Salary Range: $43.26 - $43.26 Hourly

Job Shift: Any

• Stand post at the entry/exit points to verify all persons' identification and conduct inquiries and surveillance of suspicious items, packages, and people.
• Ensure individuals do not depart with government material unless they are authorized to do so.
• Verbally challenge individuals who are approaching restricted areas.
• Direct individuals who cause a disturbance to leave the property.
• Operate traffic control points.
• Close off areas to traffic, establish perimeters, and set up barricades to secure incident scenes or facilities.
• Control access to incident scenes.
• Help ensure integrity of a crime scene, maintaining it in its original condition until law enforcement personnel take over.
• Coordinate the receipt, issuance, and tracking of all keys, key cards, lock combinations, vehicle passes/decals, etc.
• Identify suspicious persons or vehicles

• Inspect packages, briefcases, containers, or any other items in the possession of people entering or leaving a federally controlled facility.
• Operate metal detectors to search visitors for prohibited items.
• Operate x-ray machine to search deliveries and visitors' packages, equipment, and hand carried articles for prohibited items.
• Conduct vehicle inspection, which may include inspecting under seats, in the trunk, and under the vehicle.
• Conduct frisks or pat downs for weapons or other unauthorized items.

• Verify proper identification of visitors required for issuance of visitor badges.
• Process visitors.

• Must be 21 years of age
• Must be citizen of the United States of America
• Must have 18 months or more of law enforcement experience and successfully completed training from an accredited state or federal law enforcement training academy
• PSOs shall fluently speak, read, comprehend, and compose coherent written reports in English. Government may require PSOs to possess proficiency in a specific language
• Must complete (sign/date) a Lautenberg Amendment Statement/Domestic Violence certification annually

• Motor Vehicle, Drug Screen, Criminal Background Check, Credit Check, Physical Exam